It took Cade Cavalli nearly three years to make it back to a major league mound after his debut. He needed just three starts after his return to earn his first victory.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/nationals as Cade Cavalli's Long-Awaited Success Giving Nationals 'A Great Lift'. Three years after his Major League debut and five years after he was drafted 22nd overall, Cade Cavalli earned his first career MLB win for the Washington Nationals.

In his third MLB game back after Tommy John surgery, the righty blanked the first-place Phillies over seven impressive innings of a 2-0 win at Nationals Park.

Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0

James Wood broke out of a slump with a three-run homer, Riley Adams hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning, and the last-place Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 9-3 on Thursday t

Cade Cavalli got his first MLB win today. The Washington Nationals right hander showed massive upside this afternoon

On Saturday, though, Cavalli reached a personal milestone: his first MLB pitching win. It came with a gem against the Phillies. Cavalli went seven innings, struck out five, allowed seven hits and didn't walk anyone. Cavalli's fastball hit triple digits, and he looks like the player he was once supposed to be.

Cade Cavalli recorded his first major-league win after tossing seven scoreless innings, fueling the host Washington Nationals to a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

Cavalli made his Major League debut on Aug. 26, 2022. He sustained a grade three sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament during Spring Training the following year, and he did not return to the mound with the Nationals until Aug. 6 of this season. Cavalli is ranked as the Nationals’ No. 10 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline.

Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Saturday.